When Kate (Eva Longoria Parker) is crushed by an ice sculpture on her wedding day, it leaves her affable fiance, Henry (Paul Rudd), distraught. In fact, he's in a pretty good funk until his sister (Lindsay Sloane) forces him to see a psychic named Ashley (Lake Bell).

Ashley is supposed to communicate with Kate and let Paul know that it's time to move on, but she's such a babe that Henry falls for her. That would be well and good except that Kate's ghost wants Henry all to herself, even though he can't see her. But Ashley can see her (it's the psychic thing), so viewers endure a lengthy, supernatural cat fight that is supposed to be funny but is really just dull.

What's more, the dialogue is weak, the characters don't connect with each other or the audience, and the filmmaking is sloppy. Watching isn't quite as bad as being crushed by an ice sculpture, but its not the sort of thing you should do willingly.

The DVD has no extras other than the film's theatrical trailer and promo reels for other pictures.

-- Forrest Hartman, Reno Gazette-Journal

P.S. I Love You

Gerard Butler, Hilary Swank, Kathy Bates, Lisa Kudrow

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It's never a good sign when the most enjoyable character in a movie dies in the first act, but that's what happens to Gerry Kennedy (Gerard Butler), the handsome male lead of "P.S. I Love You."

Fortunately, Gerry pops up in numerous flashbacks, as viewers are allowed to spy on his early romantic encounters with his wife, Holly (Hilary Swank). Alas, Gerry must die so we can get to the real point of the film, which is that Gerry used his final days to hatch an elaborate plan designed to guide Holly through her grieving.

Although Gerry is gone, Holly receives letters that he wrote, each giving her a new assignment, such as "celebrate your birthday" or "travel to Ireland."

This is sweet, but it's also a bit maudlin, especially since the film is populated by uneven performances.

Nellie McKay is terrible as Holly's sister, Ciara, and Harry Connick Jr. is inconsistent as a wacky bartender named Daniel. That means other supporting cast members, including Kathy Bates as Holly's mom, have serious troubles to overcome.

DVD extras include a nice collection of deleted scenes, a decent seven-minute feature on Cecelia Ahern's "P.S. I Love You" novel and a James Blunt music video.

-- Hartman

I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With

Jeff Garlin, Sarah Silverman,

Bonnie Hunt

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Jeff Garlin wrote, directed and starred in this movie, and it was evident right away that this was a labor of love. There's just enough self-deprecating material to suggest that this wasn't entirely a work of fiction. The film rings true and is funny.

Part of the fun is figuring out the names of all the supporting cast members. Sarah Silverman and Bonnie Hunt are instantly recognizable, but there are so many more. I won't spoil the surprise of mentioning the others. Suffice it to say that Garlin did an amazing job to get all these people to appear in an independent production like this. "I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With" won't win any awards. It doesn't have a deep message. There are no standout performances. But everything is done well. It's clever and entertaining without requiring effort.

The only disappointment with the DVD is the notable lack of special features. Only an optional feature-length commentary with Garlin and a deleted scene with optional commentary is included. With Silverman, Hunt and other supporting cast members, a behind-the-scenes collection of interviews would've been very interesting and entertaining.